CN109565946A - The heat being used together with power converter removes component - Google Patents

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CN109565946A
CN109565946A CN201780047963.9A CN201780047963A CN109565946A CN 109565946 A CN109565946 A CN 109565946A CN 201780047963 A CN201780047963 A CN 201780047963A CN 109565946 A CN109565946 A CN 109565946A
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Abstract

A kind of heat removal component being used together with power converter comprising condenser and the evaporator coupled in flow communication with condenser.Evaporator is configured to guide working fluid therebetween.Evaporator includes at least one the expansion shell for supplying shell, receiving shell and extending between supply shell and reception shell.At least one expansion shell includes the outflux for being limited to the inflow entrance at supply shell and being limited at the reception shell, and inflow entrance is sized to be less than outflux on cross sectional dimensions.

Description

The heat being used together with power converter removes component
Technical field
The disclosure relates generally to electric power transducer, and relate more specifically to one kind be configured to limitation evaporator parch Two-phase heat remove component.
Background technique
Many known semiconductor devices are for electrical power conversion (such as rectifier and inverter).It is most known whole Stream device is converted to direct current (DC) for that will exchange (AC), and most known inverter is used to being converted to DC electric current into AC electricity Stream.Some in these rectifiers and inverter are integrated into for renewable power generating equipment (such as solar electricity generation field and wind-force Turbine field) in total power transition components (i.e. power converter) in.Typically, it during the operation of power converter, partly leads Body device generates a large amount of heat.At least some known power converters realize two-phase liquid-cooling system, and two-phase liquid is cold But system includes the evaporator for extracting heat from semiconductor device, and the condenser for making to dissipate the heat into ambient enviroment. Two-phase liquid-cooling system is sometimes prone to parch, and wherein all working fluid in evaporator has been converted into steam, and steams Hair device is no longer accommodated the working fluid of boiling.Cooling system can be caused to shut down in this way, evaporator parches.Cause when to evaporator When quick thermic load variation, two-phase liquid-cooling system is especially susceptible to parch.
Summary of the invention
In one aspect, a kind of heat removal component being used together with power converter is provided.Heat removes component Condenser and the evaporator coupled in flow communication with condenser.Evaporator is configured to guide working fluid therebetween.It steams Hair device includes at least one the expansion shell for supplying shell, receiving shell and extending between supply shell and reception shell. At least one expansion shell includes the outflux for being limited to the inflow entrance at supply shell and being limited at the reception shell, and And inflow entrance is sized to be less than outflux on cross sectional dimensions.
On the other hand, a kind of evaporator being used together with hot removal component is provided.Evaporator include supply shell, At least one the expansion shell for receiving shell and extending between supply shell and reception shell.At least one expansion shell packet It includes the inflow entrance being limited at supply shell and is limited to the outflux received at shell, and inflow entrance is sized to transversal Face is smaller in dimension than outflux.
It yet still another aspect, providing a kind of power converter.Power converter includes multiple electronic components, and heat removes Component, heat remove the evaporator that component includes condenser and couples in flow communication with condenser.Evaporator is configured to Working fluid is guided therebetween, and is thermally coupled with multiple electronic components.Evaporator includes supply shell, receives shell and supplying It answers shell and receives at least one the expansion shell extended between shell.At least one expansion shell includes being limited to supply shell The inflow entrance at place and the outflux being limited at reception shell, and inflow entrance is sized to be less than outflow on cross sectional dimensions Mouthful.
Detailed description of the invention
When detailed description below is read with reference to the drawings, be better understood with the disclosure these and other feature, Aspect and advantage spread attached drawing, the same component of same character representation in the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of exemplary power generation system;
Fig. 2 is the perspective view of the exemplary evaporator in the power converter for the electricity generation system that can be used for showing in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the cross sectional side view of the evaporator shown in Fig. 2;And
Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the alternative evaporator in the power converter for the electricity generation system that can be used for showing in Fig. 1.
Unless otherwise instructed, otherwise attached drawing provided herein is intended to show the feature of embodiment of the disclosure.These features It is considered can be applied to including in the broad category of system of one or more other embodiments of the present disclosure.In this way, attached drawing is not intended to Including practicing all conventional features needed for embodiment disclosed herein known to those skilled in the art.
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In following description and claims, many terms will be mentioned, they should be defined with following meanings.
Singular " one ", "an" and "the" include a plurality of reference objects, unless otherwise clearly specified in the context.
" optional " or " optionally " mean that the event then described or situation can occur or can not occur, and describes packet Include event there is a situation where and event not there is a situation where.
As being applicable to modify tolerable variation throughout the approximating language that specification and claims use herein Any quantificational expression, without the change for the basic function for causing it to be related to.Correspondingly, by such as " about ", " substantially " and " base In sheet " one or more terms modification value be not limited to specified exact value.In at least some cases, approximating language can Precision corresponding to the instrument for measuring the value.Herein and specification and claims are spread, scope limitation can combine And/or it exchanges.Such range is identified, and all subranges including being included in, unless context or language are in addition Instruction.
Embodiment of the disclosure is related to a kind of two-phase heat removal component, is designed to that limitation evaporator parches.More specifically, The component includes condenser and the evaporator that couples in flow communication with condenser.Evaporator includes expansion shell, is used In the heat that reception is transmitted from heat load.In addition, expansion shell includes inflow entrance and outflux, they are for guiding working fluid It neutralizes to expansion shell from expansion shell and derives.The size of inflow entrance is less than outflux, to quick caused by evaporator Thermic load step limits working fluid during changing and is flowed back by inflow entrance.For example, quickly increasing to heat caused by evaporator Load can make all working fluid evaporator in evaporator.It has also been found that evaporation working fluid it is sometimes reflowable, which has limited Extra work fluid is sucked in evaporator, so that cooling system be caused to shut down.The size of inflow entrance is set to be less than outflux and shape Help to push the working fluid of evaporation to outflux at the expansion shell with asymmetric design, so that extra work fluid Expansion shell can be entered.
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of exemplary power generation system 100, and electricity generation system 100 includes one or more generator units, such as The solar array 102 formed by multiple solar panels (not shown)s.Alternatively, electricity generation system 100 includes any suitable number With the generator unit of type, such as multiple wind turbines, fuel cell, geothermal generator, hydroelectric generator and/or with renewable And/or non-renewable energy power generation other devices.
In the exemplary embodiment, solar array 102 includes any number of solar panels, helps to make power generation system System 100 is run with desired power output.In one embodiment, electricity generation system 100 includes multiple solar panels and/or too Positive energy array 102, they are linked together with the construction of serial-parallel, to help to generate desired electricity from electricity generation system 100 Stream and/or voltage output.Solar panels include electro-optical package, solar thermal collector or convert the solar into any other of electric energy One or more of device.In the exemplary embodiment, the solar panels of solar array 102 are electro-optical packages, due to Solar energy is received at solar panels and generates direct current (DC) power.
In the exemplary embodiment, solar array 102 is connected to the power that DC power is converted to exchange (AC) power Transition components, such as power converter 104.More specifically, power converter 104 includes for DC power to be converted to AC power One or more electronic components 108.Electronic component 108 includes one or more semiconductor devices, such as DC-AC inverter (not shown) will be converted into AC power from the received DC power of solar array 102, to be used for transmission distribution network 106. The amplitude adjusted of the voltage and or current of converted AC power is to be suitable for being made by distribution network 106 by power converter 104 Amplitude, and the AC power under the frequency and phase of the frequency and phase that are substantially equal to distribution network 106 is provided.This Outside, in the exemplary embodiment, power converter 104 provides three-phase AC power to distribution network 106.Alternatively, power is converted Device 104 provides the AC power of the phase of single phase AC power or any other number to distribution network 106.
Typically, during the operation of power converter 104, electronic component 108 generates heat.In this way, power converter 104 Component 110 is removed including the heat for making heat dissipate from electronic component 108.In the exemplary embodiment, heat, which removes component 110, is Two-phase liquid-cooling system comprising evaporator 112 and condenser 114.Evaporator 112 is thermally coupled to electronic component 108, and Condenser 114 couples with condenser 114 in flow communication, for making to dissipate the heat into example by what electronic component 108 generated Such as ambient enviroment 116.More specifically, guiding working fluid 118, between evaporator 112 and condenser 114 to be used for from electronics Component 108 removes heat, as described in greater detail below.
Fig. 2 is the exemplary evaporator in the power converter 104 (being respectively shown in Fig. 1) for can be used for electricity generation system 100 112 perspective view, and Fig. 3 is the cross sectional side view of evaporator 112.In the exemplary embodiment, evaporator 112 includes supply Shell 120, the expansion shell 124 for receiving shell 122 and extending between supply shell 120 and reception shell 122.Expanding shell Body 124 includes the outflux 128 for being limited to the inflow entrance 126 at supply shell 120 and being limited at reception shell 122.In addition, Supplying shell 120 includes first-class opening 130 defined therein, and receiving shell 122 includes defined therein second Stream opening 132.
In the exemplary embodiment, it supply shell 120 and receives shell 122 and is oriented so that first-class opening 130 and the It is second-rate opening 132 relative to each other and on the contrary towards.In this way, in one embodiment, multiple evaporators 112 are opened first-class It is linked together end-to-endly at mouth 130 and second opening 132, to increase the cooling capacity that heat removes component 110.Alternatively Ground, as described in greater detail below, multiple evaporators 112 are formed integrally as whole structure.In addition, alternative Embodiment in, supply shell 120 and receive shell 122 in each at least part perpendicular to expansion shell 124 and phase It instead orients, so that multiple evaporators 112 can self ground vertical stacking.
As described above, working fluid 118 is guided through heat and removes component 110 (being respectively shown in Fig. 1).More Specifically, working fluid 118 is guided to supply shell from condenser 114 (being shown in Fig. 1) by first-class opening 130 In 120, and supplies shell 120 and supply working fluid 118 to expansion shell 124 by inflow entrance 126.In addition, receiving The working fluid 118 being discharged by outflux 128 from expansion shell 124 is received in shell 122, and it is logical to receive shell 122 It crosses second opening 132 and working fluid 118 is discharged towards condenser 114.In one embodiment, 124 heat connection of expansion shell It is connected to heat load 134, the electronic component 108 (being respectively shown in Fig. 1) of such as power converter 104.In this way, from heat load 134 The working fluid 118 that the heat of transmitting helps to make to be guided through expansion shell 124 evaporates, so that heat dissipates from heat load 134.
In the exemplary embodiment, expansion shell 124 has asymmetrical design, and the size for flowing into mouth 126 is less than Outflux 128.More specifically, expansion shell 124 is designed so that inflow entrance 126 has than the smaller cross section of outflux 128 Area.For example, referring to Fig. 3, expanding shell 124 includes inside 136, dimensionally from inflow entrance 126 towards outflux 128 It is gradually increased (that is, increasing on volume capacity).As described above, from the heat that heat load 134 is transmitted help to make by The working fluid 118 for being directed through expansion shell 124 evaporates.When being evaporated from liquid condition, the volume of working fluid 118 according to Perfect gas law and increase.In this way, the size for being gradually increased expansion shell 124 helps to adapt to be guided through expansion shell The volume of the increase of 124 working fluid 118, so that the working fluid 118 of evaporation is pushed to outflux 128, and limitation passes through The reflux of inflow entrance 126.In one embodiment, cross section face of the cross-sectional area of inflow entrance 126 relative to outflux 128 Long-pending ratio is less than or equal to about 0.5.
In addition, the inside 136 of expansion shell 124 is limited between the first flat surfaces 138 and the second flat surfaces 140, First flat surfaces 138 and the second flat surfaces 140 respectively extend between inflow entrance 126 and outflux 128.First flat surfaces 138 and second flat surfaces 140 it is relative to each other and angled with angle, θ.Angle, θ be limited to about 0 degree with about 90 degree it Between in the range of.Facilitate the first flat surfaces 138 and the second flat surfaces 140 angled from inflow entrance relative to each other 126 towards outflux 128 and be gradually increased inside 136 size.In alternative embodiment, the second flat surfaces 140 have Stepped design, be used for from inflow entrance 126 towards outflux 128 and with predetermined spacing come increase inside 136 ruler It is very little.
Fig. 4 is the alternative evaporator 142 in the power converter 104 (being respectively shown in Fig. 1) for can be used for electricity generation system 100 Perspective view.In the exemplary embodiment, evaporator 142 include be parallelly arranged supply shell 120 and receive shell 122 it Between multiple expansion shells 124.In this way, the cooling capacity of evaporator 142 is greater than evaporator 112 (being shown in Fig. 2).In addition, Supply shell 120 and receive shell 122 it is multiple expansion shells 124 in it is each between extend.In this way, supply 120 He of shell It receives shell 122 and serves as manifold, for supplying and receiving from multiple expansions simultaneously during the operation of power converter 104 The working fluid of shell 124.
The example technique effect of system and method described herein includes at least one of lower person: (a) limiting two-phase Reflux in the evaporator of liquid-cooling system;(b) reduce a possibility that parching in two-phase liquid-cooling system;(c) increase The heat for merging evaporator described herein removes the performability of component;And (d) reduce the expansion fluid being discharged from evaporator Stream oscillation.
The hot exemplary embodiment for removing component and associated components has been described in detail above.The system is not limited to retouch herein The specific embodiment stated, and on the contrary, the step of the component and/or method of system can relative to other components described herein and/ Or step and independently and individually use.For example, the construction of component described herein can be also combined with other processes to use, And it is not limited to only practice together with power plant as described herein and correlation technique.On the contrary, exemplary embodiment is in combination with expectation Make heat from many applications of heat load dissipation to implement and use.
Although the specific features of the various embodiments of the disclosure can show in some drawings and not show in other attached drawings Show, but this is merely for convenience.Any feature of principle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, attached drawing can be with any other attached drawing Any feature combination is to quote and/or be claimed.
This written description uses examples to disclose embodiment of the disclosure (including optimal mode), and also makes in this field Any technical staff being capable of embodiment of the disclosure (including any device or system of manufacture and use, and executing any Combined method).Embodiment described herein patentable range be defined by the claims, and may include this field In the other examples expected of technical staff.If such other examples have not different from the literal language of claims Structural detail, or if they include the equivalent structural elements with the literal language of claims without substantial differences, Such other examples are intended in the range of claims.

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1. a kind of heat being used together with power converter removes component, the heat removes component and includes:
Condenser;And
The evaporator coupled in flow communication with the condenser, the evaporator are configured to guide workflow therebetween Body, the evaporator include:
Supply shell;
Receive shell;And
It is described supply shell and it is described receive shell between extend at least one expansion shell, wherein it is described at least one Expansion shell includes the outflux for being limited to the inflow entrance at the supply shell and being limited at the reception shell, the stream Entrance is sized to be less than the outflux on cross sectional dimensions.
2. component according to claim 1, which is characterized in that at least one described expansion shell includes inside, described interior Portion is dimensionally gradually increased from the inflow entrance towards the outflux.
3. component according to claim 1, which is characterized in that at least one described expansion shell has asymmetrical set Meter, so that the inflow entrance has cross-sectional area more smaller than the outflux.
4. component according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the cross-sectional area of the inflow entrance is relative to the outflow The ratio of the cross-sectional area of mouth is less than or equal to about 0.5.
5. component according to claim 1, which is characterized in that at least one described expansion shell is configured to be thermally coupled to heat Load, so that making the working fluid at least portion for being guided through at least one expansion shell from the heat that the heat load is transmitted Divide ground evaporation.
6. component according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the expansion shell includes by the first flat surfaces and second The inside that flat surfaces limit, first flat surfaces and second flat surfaces are respectively in the inflow entrance and the outflow Extend between mouthful, wherein first flat surfaces and second flat surfaces are at an angle of relative to each other.
7. component according to claim 1, which is characterized in that at least one described expansion shell includes being parallelly arranged The supply shell and the multiple expansion shells received between shell.
8. a kind of evaporator being used together with hot removal component, the evaporator include:
Supply shell;
Receive shell;And
It is described supply shell and it is described receive shell between extend at least one expansion shell, wherein it is described at least one Expansion shell includes the outflux for being limited to the inflow entrance at the supply shell and being limited at the reception shell, the stream Entrance is sized to be less than the outflux on cross sectional dimensions.
9. evaporator according to claim 8, which is characterized in that at least one described expansion shell includes inside, described Inside is dimensionally gradually increased from the inflow entrance towards the outflux.
10. evaporator according to claim 8, which is characterized in that at least one described expansion shell has asymmetrical Design, so that the inflow entrance has cross-sectional area more smaller than the outflux.
11. evaporator according to claim 8, which is characterized in that the cross-sectional area of the inflow entrance is relative to described The ratio of the cross-sectional area of outflux is less than or equal to about 0.5.
12. evaporator according to claim 8, which is characterized in that at least one described expansion shell is configured to be thermally coupled To heat load so that from the heat that the heat load is transmitted make to be guided through the working fluid of at least one expansion shell to Partially evaporate.
13. evaporator according to claim 8, which is characterized in that the expansion shell include by the first flat surfaces and The inside that second flat surfaces limit, first flat surfaces and second flat surfaces respectively the inflow entrance with it is described Extend between outflux, wherein first flat surfaces and second flat surfaces are at an angle of relative to each other.
14. a kind of power converter comprising:
Multiple electronic components;And
Heat removes component comprising:
Condenser;And
The evaporator coupled in flow communication with the condenser, the evaporator are configured to guide workflow therebetween Body, the evaporator are further thermally coupled with the multiple electronic component, and the evaporator includes:
Supply shell;
Receive shell;And
It is described supply shell and it is described receive shell between extend at least one expansion shell, wherein it is described at least one Expansion shell includes the outflux for being limited to the inflow entrance at the supply shell and being limited at the reception shell, the stream Entrance is sized to be less than the outflux on cross sectional dimensions.
15. power converter according to claim 14, which is characterized in that at least one described expansion shell includes interior Portion, the inside are dimensionally gradually increased from the inflow entrance towards the outflux.
16. power converter according to claim 14, which is characterized in that it is non-right that at least one described expansion shell has The design of title, so that the inflow entrance has cross-sectional area more smaller than the outflux.
17. power converter according to claim 14, which is characterized in that the cross-sectional area of the inflow entrance relative to The ratio of the cross-sectional area of the outflux is less than or equal to about 0.5.
18. power converter according to claim 14, which is characterized in that at least one described expanding shell body heat is connected to The multiple electronic component, so that making to be guided through at least one described expanding shell from the heat that the multiple electronic component transmits The working fluid of body at least partly evaporates.
19. power converter according to claim 14, which is characterized in that the expansion shell includes by the first flat table The inside that face and the second flat surfaces limit, first flat surfaces and second flat surfaces respectively the inflow entrance with Extend between the outflux, wherein first flat surfaces and second flat surfaces are at an angle of relative to each other.
20. power converter according to claim 14, which is characterized in that at least one described expansion shell includes parallel Ground is arranged in the supply shell and the multiple expansion shells received between shell.
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